Protected By the Mountain Man by Poppy Parkes

He was just supposed to provide a safe haven for the young mom and her baby, but sometimes love has bigger plans…
Mariah is a single mom trying to escape her baby’s dangerous father, but she and her legal team need time to put together a solid custody case — and, in the meantime, she needs protection.
Ace is the burly, bearded ex-military owner of the local mechanic shop, and he likes to be left alone, thank you very much
And yet, when he’s approached to help hide Mariah and her baby from her dangerous ex, he doesn’t have the heart to say no.
But will the ghosts of his past come back to haunt him…and will they prevent him from protecting the single mother and child under his care if the man she’s running from finds her?